Hearing in brow lands dispute moved to December

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The Hamilton Spectator sescott@thespec.com – The next round of the Chedoke brow lands battle that was slated for Wednesday has been adjourned again. It came as no surprise to many, as word spread the day before that Deanlee Management was going to ask to push the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing into the fall. Deanlee’s [...]

City turns down settlement offer for Chedoke brow lands

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  The Hamilton Spectator City council rejected a secret compromise plan to develop the Chedoke brow lands Tuesday, but left the door open for a last-minute settlement to avoid an Ontario Municipal Board battle. Council turned down an alternative building plan from Deanlee Management in a closed-door meeting Tuesday, but also voted to make a [...]

Brow community will be changed forever

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Letters To The Editor – The Hamilton Spectator Re: Latest brow lands proposal gets dismal reviews; Residents say number of units proposed with new unnamed partner doesn’t suit community (Aug. 23) Not only have Chedoke Health and Deanlee Management Inc. broken their promises to respect the character of this community, but why has the city [...]

Neighbours give new brow lands plan thumbs down

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Matter slated to go to Ontario Municipal Board next month By Mark Newman Hamilton Mountain News A revised development plan for the Chedoke brow lands that is destined for the Ontario Municipal Board is drawing negative reviews from many of the neighbours. “It’s still too dense for the area,” said Andrew Knowles of the plan [...]

Latest browlands proposal gets dismal reviews

CHEDOKE BROWLANDS residents say they are unimpressed by a developer’s reduced plan for 529 condominium and townhouse units alongside Scenic Drive on the Hamilton Mountain.

The Hamilton Spectator By Stacey Escott sescott@thespec.com Chedoke browlands residents say they are unimpressed by a developer’s reduced plan for 529 condominium and townhouse units alongside Scenic Drive on the Hamilton Mountain. Deanlee Management had initially proposed up to 700 units along the browlands after the company purchased the land from Chedoke Health in 2007. [...]

Kaboom, OOPS there goes the neighbourhood!

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Formally “Scenic Drive’, Soon to be called ‘Mohawk Road Lite’ (Sans the four lane thoroughfare)

People Need to be Heard – Mountain News Editorial

  It was entirely predictable that the Ontario Municipal Board would be tasked with making the final decision on the size and scope of development on the chedoke brow lands. A three day hearing is slated to begin on Sept. 7. It’s expected a number of residents who live near the 24-acre site will make [...]

City to make offer for part of brow lands

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Hamilton Mountain News Whitehead hoping park deal could help push separate agreement on development density   By Mark Newman, News Staff The city is about to make Deanlee Management an offer for a slice of the Chedoke brow lands. Ward 8 (west Mountain) Coun. Terry Whitehead said members of the city’s general issues committee agreed [...]

The Browlands Hustle

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Guest Column Thepec.com After reading the Spectator article, “Brow lands saga takes another twist,” I was convinced to write an already developing argument about the lack of transparency in this process. The article explained that Deanlee Management Inc. (owner of the Chedoke brow lands property) was in talks with another business and there was uncertainty [...]

Secret brow lands offer rejected

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Future of west Mountain site now lies with OMB By Mark Newman, News Staff Members of the city’s planning committee have turned down a settlement offer from Deanlee Management for development of the Chedoke brow lands. Committee members reviewed the offer for nearly 90 minutes in private Monday afternoon before Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead [...]

It’s not easy keeping green on the brow

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TheSpec.com The final word on the fate of a section of green space along the Mountain brow is still weeks away. The developer of the Chedoke brow lands pitched a compromise to councillors Monday for a condo that’s smaller than what it originally proposed, but larger than the city’s counter-offer. But after an hour spent [...]

Battle over browlands about green

The Spec.com The Chedoke browlands debate will begin during Monday’s planning committee meeting at City Hall, when residents will have the opportunity to speak. But they will be doing so without knowing details of the developer’s newest proposal for the land. “I want to tell council how important that land is, and not only that, [...]

Promises broken in brow lands saga

Letters To The Editor re: Brow Lands saga takes another twist (July 28) The article had explained that Deanlee was in talks with another business and that it wasn’t clear that Deanlee was still a part of this process. Since I have been involved in this, I have spoken to many residents who feel that [...]

Whitehead wants city to purchase part of brow lands

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By Mark Newman Mountain News Jul 29, 2011 Members of the city’s planning committee will be asked to look at purchasing a portion of the Chedoke brow lands. Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead wants the city to purchase a parcel of land, once home to a baseball diamond on the north-east corner of Sanatorium Road [...]

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